Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 350 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

1. 1.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension

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